What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After take-off privacy data omitted was informed that his aircraft was trailing smoke. privacy data omitted Saw that he was losing oil pressure rapidly. privacy data omitted Then initiated and emergency landing, he realized he would not be able to make it back to the lake with out stalling the aircraft, so he elected to land the aircraft on the road just north of the illiamna airport. privacy data omitted Landed the aircraft on the road, the aircraft had slid approximately 200 to 225 yards when the aircafts left wing struck a tree on the east side of the road. This caused the aircraft to start yawing to the left at approximately 250 to 275 yards the aircraft slid into the ditch and came to rest on the east side of the road.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER TAKE-OFF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INFORMED THAT HIS AIRCRAFT WAS TRAILING SMOKE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAW THAT HE WAS LOSING OIL PRESSURE RAPIDLY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN INITIATED AND EMERGENCY LANDING, HE REALIZED HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE LAKE WITH OUT STALLING THE AIRCRAFT, SO HE ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON THE ROAD JUST NORTH OF THE ILLIAMNA AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE ROAD, THE AIRCRAFT HAD SLID APPROXIMATELY 200 TO 225 YARDS WHEN THE AIRCAFTS LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO START YAWING TO THE LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 250 TO 275 YARDS THE AIRCRAFT SLID INTO THE DITCH AND CAME TO REST ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD.
NTSB investigation
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